The Aassociation Between the Basic Old-Age Pension and Depression of the Older Adults in Korea
Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between the Basic Old-Age Pension (BOP), which is a noncontributory pension, and depression in BOP beneficiaries in Korea. Methods We used the second and third waves (2007-2008) of the Korea Welfare Panel Study to identify the e...
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| description | Objectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between the Basic Old-Age Pension (BOP), which is a noncontributory pension, and depression in BOP beneficiaries in Korea. Methods We used the second and third waves (2007-2008) of the Korea Welfare Panel Study to identify the effect of the BOP on mental health in the year of its introduction. The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale, applied in a Korean context, was used to evaluate mental health. To analyze the effect of the BOP, a difference-in-difference approach was used in analyses of all subjects and subgroups. Results For this study population of 760 adults, the BOP did not have a statistically significant relationship with depression in its beneficiaries. After controlling for type of household, the BOP was still not associated with lower reporting of depression, either in single-beneficiary or double-beneficiary households, in the year of the benefit. Conclusions The BOP policy had no significant relationship with the level of depression among recipients. However, this should not be interpreted as implying that income subsidy programs for older adults, such as the BOP, do not affect mental health, considering the importance of economic hardship in this population and the program’s socioeconomic effects. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-135d66c5b011402fb407355d478d71532022-12-21T19:23:12ZengKorean Society for Preventive MedicineJournal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health1975-83752233-45212020-09-0153533234110.3961/jpmph.20.0242098The Aassociation Between the Basic Old-Age Pension and Depression of the Older Adults in KoreaJaewon Kim0Tae-Jin Lee1Cheong-Seok Kim2 Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea Institute of Health and Environment, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea Department of Sociology, Dongguk University, Seoul, KoreaObjectives The purpose of this study was to investigate the association between the Basic Old-Age Pension (BOP), which is a noncontributory pension, and depression in BOP beneficiaries in Korea. Methods We used the second and third waves (2007-2008) of the Korea Welfare Panel Study to identify the effect of the BOP on mental health in the year of its introduction. The Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression Scale, applied in a Korean context, was used to evaluate mental health. To analyze the effect of the BOP, a difference-in-difference approach was used in analyses of all subjects and subgroups. Results For this study population of 760 adults, the BOP did not have a statistically significant relationship with depression in its beneficiaries. After controlling for type of household, the BOP was still not associated with lower reporting of depression, either in single-beneficiary or double-beneficiary households, in the year of the benefit. Conclusions The BOP policy had no significant relationship with the level of depression among recipients. However, this should not be interpreted as implying that income subsidy programs for older adults, such as the BOP, do not affect mental health, considering the importance of economic hardship in this population and the program’s socioeconomic effects.http://www.jpmph.org/upload/pdf/jpmph-20-024.pdfpensionsdepressionmental healthpublic policy |
| spellingShingle | Jaewon Kim Tae-Jin Lee Cheong-Seok Kim The Aassociation Between the Basic Old-Age Pension and Depression of the Older Adults in Korea Journal of Preventive Medicine and Public Health pensions depression mental health public policy |
| title | The Aassociation Between the Basic Old-Age Pension and Depression of the Older Adults in Korea |
| title_full | The Aassociation Between the Basic Old-Age Pension and Depression of the Older Adults in Korea |
| title_fullStr | The Aassociation Between the Basic Old-Age Pension and Depression of the Older Adults in Korea |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Aassociation Between the Basic Old-Age Pension and Depression of the Older Adults in Korea |
| title_short | The Aassociation Between the Basic Old-Age Pension and Depression of the Older Adults in Korea |
| title_sort | aassociation between the basic old age pension and depression of the older adults in korea |
| topic | pensions depression mental health public policy |
| url | http://www.jpmph.org/upload/pdf/jpmph-20-024.pdf |
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